Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mali, 1974

Mali
1974
Total fertility rate: 7.23
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-5 -1   1974  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mali was 7.23 children per woman in 1974 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (299 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 338,885 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.23
Births
338,885
Births per 1,000 people
50.5
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.92
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.6
Population
6,715,436
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-1416.71.2%6,317
15-19172.411.9%57,253
20-24299.120.7%85,392
25-29297.620.6%71,886
30-34266.518.4%56,337
35-39233.016.1%38,641
40-44125.98.7%18,522
45-4932.22.2%4,326
50-541.70.1%213